Where the wild things are author biography

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Synopsis

Maurice Sendak was born on June 10, in New York City. The now-renowned children's author studied at the Art Students League and illustrated more than 80 books by other writers before authoring one himself. His most critically acclaimed work includes the dark and beloved story Where the Wild Things Are.

Later in his career Sendak collaborated with Carole King on the musical Really Rosie and has done other work for the stage.

Early Years

Beloved children's book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak grew up in Brooklyn, New York.

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The son of a dressmaker, he was a sickly child who started drawing to pass the time. Sendak excelled at art, landing a part-time job at All-American Comics while in high school.

While working on window displays for New York's famed toy store F.A.O. Schwarz in the late s, Sendak met legendary children's book editor Ursula Nordstrom.

She helped Sendak land his first job illustrating children's books. During the s, he work